tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4644181335443143726.post8576251573053986469..comments2023-08-08T14:59:19.255-07:00Comments on Beau's Barrel Room: Why Yes, There is Syrah in Your Pinot!Beauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05835422435318171027noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4644181335443143726.post-62520410039235072402011-04-06T15:51:28.879-07:002011-04-06T15:51:28.879-07:00Another bothersome effect of this is that it allow...Another bothersome effect of this is that it allows producers to produce unreasonable yields for Pinot Noir, and then use Syrah to "undilute" the juice in respect to color AND flavor. I imagine that it's enormously common on the lower end of the market. This really sucks, because this is the entry point for most folks. In this case, it's misleading at best, and touching the Subtlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16309575540292188197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4644181335443143726.post-14874943755396243752011-03-28T14:27:11.922-07:002011-03-28T14:27:11.922-07:00It may be because there is too much Syrah out ther...It may be because there is too much Syrah out there and wineries/winemakers do not know what to do with it? I do not like tinkering with Pinot, it is one of those varietals that should stand on its own. One of my favorite memories is eating at a small restaurant in SF called the Meeting House, which no longer exists. It was a rainy night, candle light dinner. I had bone in braised pork chops Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4644181335443143726.post-43384561636817813052011-03-20T16:47:27.840-07:002011-03-20T16:47:27.840-07:00I think I read the same thing about color and qual...I think I read the same thing about color and quality perception, Joe. Probably on some wine blog ;-)<br /><br />Good rant, I agree with you. After Sideways came out, I have vivid memories of customers coming into the retail shop I worked in and refusing to drink any merlot. That saddened me because I happened to be selling a particularly awesome 2001 Selene that remains one of the best merlots IBeauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05835422435318171027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4644181335443143726.post-48354109279608260682011-03-19T19:16:53.862-07:002011-03-19T19:16:53.862-07:00I feel like I read somewhere that a study showed t...I feel like I read somewhere that a study showed that darker color in a red wine was perceived as being higher quality. Wonder if that has to do with the Syrah (or Petite Sirah) addition.<br /><br />It's a bunch of B.S. to me. After "Sideways", everyone seemed to have to get a Pinot Noir out to the market (because now people knew that Pinot Noir was great and Merlot was crap... Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11188665746443591632noreply@blogger.com